Who is the author of these mp3s, and when were they made?

March 13, 2013 3:47 PM

I'm trying to find some information on the creator of these chippy mashups, and when they were first released.

I've had these mp3s for a while now, but they've been copied around so much that the file creation date is not the date they were made. They're made by a fellow who went by the name of Mark VII, and I'd like to know more about this person. Only links I've found point to a guy on SoundCloud going by the name of Mark Von V or markvang, but I don't think it's the same fellow.

ID3 tags link to a site that's "on hiatus," and reveal only the names of the original C64 tune and the vocalist.

Links are here:
1. Mark VII - Spherical Rhymes
2. Mark VII - Comic Enemy.

FWIW: it looks like the site that's listed in the ID3 tag had their stuff licensed under CC.

posted by herrdoktor to media & arts (8 answers total)

(Don't mean to threadsit, but I wanted to mention that yes, I have seen this link way back in 2004, and found no add'l info then.)
posted by herrdoktor at 4:14 PM on March 13

There are several more of these, I used to have them all but I don't know. They were mostly very great. I'm sorry I don't know more about the source of them but even when I first found them there was nothing available about their maker.
posted by RustyBrooks at 6:33 PM on March 13

I first saw them, I think, in the early 2000s, something like 2002-2003 if I had to guess. The other ones I can think of are based on the songs:

Sorry Ms Jackson (Outkast) (called Commando Jackson)

Brown vs Gray

Duke of Noise
posted by RustyBrooks at 6:41 PM on March 13

God Duke of Noise is great. Thanks for reminding me of these.
posted by RustyBrooks at 6:42 PM on March 13

Argh, I see now you already knew about all of these.
posted by RustyBrooks at 6:48 PM on March 13

The file info lists this website:

http://www.monotonik.com/

Did you try that rabbit hole?
posted by humboldt32 at 9:48 AM on March 14

Yep. That's the site in ID3 I was referring to.
posted by herrdoktor at 3:13 PM on March 14

Well, I'd really hoped someone would turn up something. Sorry dude.
posted by RustyBrooks at 7:29 AM on March 18